hello I’m Emma from English hmm English idioms can you think of some
English idioms can you think of some
English idioms can you think of some examples the early bird gets the worm
examples the early bird gets the worm
examples the early bird gets the worm bite your tongue do they drive you crazy
bite your tongue do they drive you crazy
bite your tongue do they drive you crazy idioms are really common English
idioms are really common English
idioms are really common English expressions that can be used in formal
expressions that can be used in formal
expressions that can be used in formal and informal situations they’re quite
and informal situations they’re quite
and informal situations they’re quite challenging to learn because the meaning
challenging to learn because the meaning
challenging to learn because the meaning of the whole idiom all of the words
of the whole idiom all of the words
of the whole idiom all of the words together often doesn’t relate to the
together often doesn’t relate to the
together often doesn’t relate to the literal meaning of the individual words
the idiom as you’re painfully aware has
the idiom as you’re painfully aware has its own unique meaning so in this lesson
its own unique meaning so in this lesson
its own unique meaning so in this lesson I’m going to teach you a few useful
I’m going to teach you a few useful
I’m going to teach you a few useful idioms that will help you to talk about
idioms that will help you to talk about
idioms that will help you to talk about your holidays now I’m sure that you’ll
your holidays now I’m sure that you’ll
your holidays now I’m sure that you’ll be able to think about a holiday that
be able to think about a holiday that
be able to think about a holiday that you’ve had in the past and use the
you’ve had in the past and use the
you’ve had in the past and use the idioms that I’m going to share in this
idioms that I’m going to share in this
idioms that I’m going to share in this lesson to help you talk about them now
lesson to help you talk about them now
lesson to help you talk about them now there are lots of English idioms but
there are lots of English idioms but
there are lots of English idioms but learning to use some of them will help
learning to use some of them will help
learning to use some of them will help you to sound creative interesting and
you to sound creative interesting and
you to sound creative interesting and fun when you’re using English and of
fun when you’re using English and of
fun when you’re using English and of course it will definitely help you to
course it will definitely help you to
course it will definitely help you to understand more of what native speakers
understand more of what native speakers
understand more of what native speakers say using idioms correctly in your
say using idioms correctly in your
say using idioms correctly in your English speaking exams like IELTS or
English speaking exams like IELTS or
English speaking exams like IELTS or TOEFL will definitely impress your
TOEFL will definitely impress your
TOEFL will definitely impress your examiner so it’s worth spending some
examiner so it’s worth spending some
examiner so it’s worth spending some time learning a few idioms that you can
time learning a few idioms that you can
time learning a few idioms that you can use to talk about holidays that you’ve
use to talk about holidays that you’ve
use to talk about holidays that you’ve had now a quick note remember that the
had now a quick note remember that the
had now a quick note remember that the tense changes can affect the verb in the
tense changes can affect the verb in the
tense changes can affect the verb in the idiom if there is one for example we’re
idiom if there is one for example we’re
idiom if there is one for example we’re going to travel light we traveled light
going to travel light we traveled light
going to travel light we traveled light we are traveling light
we are traveling light
we are traveling light so pay close attention to how I’m using
so pay close attention to how I’m using
so pay close attention to how I’m using the idiom in these examples now let’s
the idiom in these examples now let’s
the idiom in these examples now let’s look at that same example again in more
look at that same example again in more
look at that same example again in more detail to travel light or to pack light
detail to travel light or to pack light
detail to travel light or to pack light now if someone travels light or packs
now if someone travels light or packs
now if someone travels light or packs light they don’t take a lot of luggage
light they don’t take a lot of luggage
light they don’t take a lot of luggage with them on a trip they don’t take lots
with them on a trip they don’t take lots
with them on a trip they don’t take lots of bags we have to walk a fair way from
of bags we have to walk a fair way from
of bags we have to walk a fair way from the station to our hotel so try to pack
the station to our hotel so try to pack
the station to our hotel so try to pack light we only stayed for three days so
light we only stayed for three days so
light we only stayed for three days so we packed light do you need some help
we packed light do you need some help
we packed light do you need some help collecting your luggage or are you
collecting your luggage or are you
collecting your luggage or are you traveling light to hit the road this
traveling light to hit the road this
traveling light to hit the road this idiom means to leave or to start a
idiom means to leave or to start a
idiom means to leave or to start a journey we’re going to hit the road at
journey we’re going to hit the road at
journey we’re going to hit the road at 8:00 a.m. we’re going to leave at 8:00
8:00 a.m. we’re going to leave at 8:00
8:00 a.m. we’re going to leave at 8:00 a.m. we hit the road
a.m. we hit the road
a.m. we hit the road early so that we’ve reached the village
early so that we’ve reached the village
early so that we’ve reached the village by lunchtime now this idiom is just as
by lunchtime now this idiom is just as
by lunchtime now this idiom is just as easily used when you’re at a barbecue
easily used when you’re at a barbecue
easily used when you’re at a barbecue with friends and you decide it’s time to
with friends and you decide it’s time to
with friends and you decide it’s time to go home you can say okay it’s time to
go home you can say okay it’s time to
go home you can say okay it’s time to hit the road or it’s time I hit the road
hit the road or it’s time I hit the road
hit the road or it’s time I hit the road to catch the Sun this idiom is used to
to catch the Sun this idiom is used to
to catch the Sun this idiom is used to say that someone is sunburned burnt by
say that someone is sunburned burnt by
say that someone is sunburned burnt by the Sun we spent the whole day at the
the Sun we spent the whole day at the
the Sun we spent the whole day at the beach so we all caught the Sun – someone
beach so we all caught the Sun – someone
beach so we all caught the Sun – someone who looks some bit you could say you
who looks some bit you could say you
who looks some bit you could say you look like you caught the Sun today try
look like you caught the Sun today try
look like you caught the Sun today try not to catch too much Sun today keep
not to catch too much Sun today keep
not to catch too much Sun today keep your hat on
notice how this idiom can change
notice how this idiom can change depending on the tints same with the
depending on the tints same with the
depending on the tints same with the next one – live it up or to live the
next one – live it up or to live the
next one – live it up or to live the life this idiom is used to say that
life this idiom is used to say that
life this idiom is used to say that someone is really enjoying themselves
someone is really enjoying themselves
someone is really enjoying themselves and their
and their
and their having a really good time without
having a really good time without
having a really good time without worrying about anything including money
worrying about anything including money
worrying about anything including money we’re going to live it up in a five-star
we’re going to live it up in a five-star
we’re going to live it up in a five-star resort for a few days we’re going to
resort for a few days we’re going to
resort for a few days we’re going to live the life on a beach in Mexico we
live the life on a beach in Mexico we
live the life on a beach in Mexico we were living the life and having
were living the life and having
were living the life and having cocktails by the pool when the cyclone
cocktails by the pool when the cyclone
cocktails by the pool when the cyclone hit to do something on a shoestring or
hit to do something on a shoestring or
hit to do something on a shoestring or to do something on the cheap now this
to do something on the cheap now this
to do something on the cheap now this idiom is nothing like the last one if
idiom is nothing like the last one if
idiom is nothing like the last one if you do something on a shoestring or on
you do something on a shoestring or on
you do something on a shoestring or on the cheap you do it without spending a
the cheap you do it without spending a
the cheap you do it without spending a lot of money staying in hostels is a
lot of money staying in hostels is a
lot of money staying in hostels is a good option if you’re traveling on a
good option if you’re traveling on a
good option if you’re traveling on a shoestring budget we traveled through
shoestring budget we traveled through
shoestring budget we traveled through France last year on a shoestring we plan
France last year on a shoestring we plan
France last year on a shoestring we plan to spend a month in Bali on the cheap
to spend a month in Bali on the cheap
to spend a month in Bali on the cheap and then live it up in Singapore for a
and then live it up in Singapore for a
and then live it up in Singapore for a few days before we fly home at the crack
few days before we fly home at the crack
few days before we fly home at the crack of dawn this idiom describes the
of dawn this idiom describes the
of dawn this idiom describes the earliest time in the day just as the Sun
earliest time in the day just as the Sun
earliest time in the day just as the Sun is rising we were up at the crack of
is rising we were up at the crack of
is rising we were up at the crack of dawn to watch the Sun Rise it’s a long
dawn to watch the Sun Rise it’s a long
dawn to watch the Sun Rise it’s a long drive so we set off at the crack of dawn
Paul got up at the crack of dawn every
Paul got up at the crack of dawn every day to hike around the island bright and
day to hike around the island bright and
day to hike around the island bright and early
early
early now this idiom is similar to the last
now this idiom is similar to the last
now this idiom is similar to the last one it’s used to explain that something
one it’s used to explain that something
one it’s used to explain that something happens early in the morning it’s not
happens early in the morning it’s not
happens early in the morning it’s not quite as early as at the crack of dawn
quite as early as at the crack of dawn
quite as early as at the crack of dawn though we had to get up bright and early
though we had to get up bright and early
though we had to get up bright and early to catch the train to Paris another
to catch the train to Paris another
to catch the train to Paris another idiom that similar is first thing it
idiom that similar is first thing it
idiom that similar is first thing it means before anything else is done in
means before anything else is done in
means before anything else is done in the morning we need to check out first
the morning we need to check out first
the morning we need to check out first thing tomorrow you need to call and make
thing tomorrow you need to call and make
thing tomorrow you need to call and make a reservation first thing we don’t want
a reservation first thing we don’t want
a reservation first thing we don’t want to miss out wuff to call it a day
to miss out wuff to call it a day
to miss out wuff to call it a day or caller denied this idiom means to
or caller denied this idiom means to
or caller denied this idiom means to stop doing an activity for the rest of
stop doing an activity for the rest of
stop doing an activity for the rest of the day or to finish what you’re doing
the day or to finish what you’re doing
the day or to finish what you’re doing at night and go home to bed we were so
at night and go home to bed we were so
at night and go home to bed we were so exhausted that we decided to call it a
exhausted that we decided to call it a
exhausted that we decided to call it a day and ordered room service in our
day and ordered room service in our
day and ordered room service in our hotel room let’s just call it a day and
hotel room let’s just call it a day and
hotel room let’s just call it a day and go to the pub I need to call it a night
go to the pub I need to call it a night
go to the pub I need to call it a night I’ve been dancing for 12 hours its feet
I’ve been dancing for 12 hours its feet
I’ve been dancing for 12 hours its feet okay so this idiom is used when someone
okay so this idiom is used when someone
okay so this idiom is used when someone feels the need to travel they don’t want
feels the need to travel they don’t want
feels the need to travel they don’t want to stay still my friends always tell me
to stay still my friends always tell me
to stay still my friends always tell me that I have got itchy feet after being
that I have got itchy feet after being
that I have got itchy feet after being away from work for so long it’s really
away from work for so long it’s really
away from work for so long it’s really difficult to sit at my desk for eight
difficult to sit at my desk for eight
difficult to sit at my desk for eight hours a day
hours a day
hours a day I’ve got itchy feet already I noticed
I’ve got itchy feet already I noticed
I’ve got itchy feet already I noticed that Ben is really distracted at the
that Ben is really distracted at the
that Ben is really distracted at the moment do you think he’s got itchy feet
moment do you think he’s got itchy feet
moment do you think he’s got itchy feet so there were quite a few idioms there
so there were quite a few idioms there
so there were quite a few idioms there weren’t there can you think of any other
weren’t there can you think of any other
weren’t there can you think of any other ones that you could use to talk about
ones that you could use to talk about
ones that you could use to talk about traveling or holidays if you can add
traveling or holidays if you can add
traveling or holidays if you can add them to the comments below this video
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